Torpedo Run (1958)
- Directed by
- Joseph Pevney
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A World War II submarine commander in the Pacific becomes fixated on destroying a specific Japanese aircraft carrier. He takes on dangerous missions against enemy forces.
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What happens
Torpedo Run is a 1958 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Glenn Ford as a World War II submarine commander in the Pacific who is obsessed with sinking a particular Japanese aircraft carrier. The film's working title was Hell Below. It was filmed in CinemaScope and Metrocolor. A. Arnold Gillespie and Harold Humbrock were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Das Boot (1981)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.